WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) — More than 47,000 pedestrians were killed in America between 2003 and 2012. And a new study, compiled by Smart Growth America, suggests the majority of these deaths could have been avoided, had cities designed safer,
by Breitbart London20 May 2014, 9:52 PM PST0
BOSTON, May 20 (UPI) — A woman who faked head injuries to get almost $500,000 from a fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims was sentenced Tuesday to up to three years. Investigators said Audrea Gause of Troy, N.Y., submitted forged
by Breitbart London20 May 2014, 9:46 PM PST0

Despite an eleventh-hour political attack engineered by the Democratic Party of Oregon, Dr. Monica Wehby easily won the Oregon U.S. Senate Republican primary on Tuesday, defeating second place “Homeless to Harvard” attorney Jason Conger. With 51 percent of the precincts
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 May 2014, 9:40 PM PST0

Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), an ally of Speaker John Boehner, cruised to re-election on Tuesday in what originally was a contested primary against conservative attorney Bryan Smith. Simpson and his big business allies spent big bucks to stomp out Smith,
by Matthew Boyle20 May 2014, 9:23 PM PST0

Matt Bevin was the candidate, but Matt Hoskins, the Jim DeMint protege and the head of the Senate Conservatives Fund, was his most important supporter – and one McConnell allies took pains to highlight and isolate throughout the race. Hoskins’
by Jonathan Strong20 May 2014, 9:16 PM PST0
The three top vote-getters in Georgia’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate all oppose amnesty and an increase in legal immigration while American workers economically struggle, early return results show. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), businessman David Perdue and former Secretary of
by Matthew Boyle20 May 2014, 8:18 PM PST0

Jack Kingston, an eleven-term Congressman, edged out Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel in the Georgia Senate Republican primary Tuesday. Kingston will now face frontrunner conservative businessman David Perdue in the runoff primary election in July. In Georgia, a candidate
by Charlie Spiering20 May 2014, 8:12 PM PST0
ATLANTA (AP) — Michelle Nunn has won the Democratic nomination for a crucial U.S. Senate seat in Georgia and now awaits the winner of a fiercely contested GOP race. The Georgia race is among a dozen being watched nationally, as
by Breitbart News20 May 2014, 8:04 PM PST0
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Dollar General CEO David Perdue has advanced to a GOP runoff in Georgia’s hotly contested Senate race that will eventually help determine which party controls Congress. Who Perdue will face in the July 22 runoff has
by Breitbart News20 May 2014, 7:58 PM PST0

At a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event in Maryland, President Obama accused Republicans of putting politics above the good of the nation and hinted that because of that they aren’t patriotic. Obama attacked Republicans for pushing to investigate his failures
by Warner Todd Huston20 May 2014, 7:24 PM PST0

Prison insiders say that former Chicago Congressman and now convicted felon Jesse Jackson, Jr., wants Obama to give pardons to all ex-offenders who have already served their time. The information comes to The Huntsville Times from John P. Karoly, Jr.,
by Warner Todd Huston20 May 2014, 7:11 PM PST0

A set of twin brothers from Chicago who have a history of arrests for sex trafficking have been arrested again, this time for opening a sex business run over social media outlets like Facebook. Twin brothers Tyrelle and Myrelle Lockett
by Warner Todd Huston20 May 2014, 5:58 PM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) may reprise his infamous 2013 anti-drone filibuster Wednesday to fight President Obama’s nomination of David Barron to a federal appeals court, hoping to shine a light on the would-be justice’s position on that same issue. “The nominee, David Barron, has
by Matthew Boyle20 May 2014, 5:51 PM PST0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has defeated millionaire businessman Matt Bevin in an expensive and bruising primary election in Kentucky. He’ll face Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes in the fall as he pursues his sixth
by Breitbart News20 May 2014, 4:08 PM PST0

President Barack Obama told wealthy Democratic donors at a tony, 60-person fundraising party Monday night that in five years his unpopular Obamacare program will be so popular that Republicans will no longer call it Obamacare. “First of all, in five
by Wynton Hall20 May 2014, 3:13 PM PST0

Clay Aiken, the American Idol runner-up and Democrat who is running for Congress in North Carolina, has not been paying attention to the wait-list scandal at the Veterans Administration even though Fort Bragg is in his district. On Tuesday, NBC’s
by Tony Lee20 May 2014, 2:59 PM PST0

First, the Justice Department began targeting them with “Operation Choke Point.” Now a new non-profit group is fighting back. The new group, the United States Consumer Coalition (USCC), has launched a “whistleblower website” asking for the secretive program’s victims to
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 May 2014, 2:56 PM PST0

Once-enthusiastic Obama donors, disappointed by Obama’s lack of leadership, have stopped writing checks. Instead, they are casting their eyes beyond the midterm elections and focusing on a potential 2016 presidential bid by Hillary Clinton. According to The Hill, the beleaguered
by Robert Wilde20 May 2014, 2:12 PM PST0

WASHINGTON–At a press conference featuring undocumented high school students in military garb and in formation, top advocates for a proposal to grant amnesty to illegal alien “DREAMers” who enlist in the military warned that President Obama could move unilaterally to
by Caroline May20 May 2014, 2:02 PM PST0

Ret. Col. Rob Maness, who is the conservative GOP Senate candidate in Louisiana, said there should be criminal charges for anyone in President Barack Obama’s Veterans Administration (VA) found to have broken laws in the scandal involving secret waiting lists.
by Tony Lee20 May 2014, 2:00 PM PST0

As Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) prepares for re-election, a report out of the Senate finds that he visited his home state less than 100 days in the last two years, spending the rest of his time in Washington, D.C. A
by Warner Todd Huston20 May 2014, 1:14 PM PST0

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Tuesday it’s recalling 2.4 million vehicles in the U.S. as part of a broader effort to resolve outstanding safety issues more quickly. The latest action brings to 13.6 million the number of vehicles GM
by Breitbart News20 May 2014, 1:09 PM PST0

A federal district judge struck down a ban on same-sex marriages in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, giving American gay rights campaigners their third judiciary victory in just a week. Gay rights activists welcomed the decision on a lawsuit filed by a
by Breitbart News20 May 2014, 1:06 PM PST0

A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights advised the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday to oppose amnesty legislation backed by President Barack Obama and Democrats because it threatens to further devastate the employment opportunities for black Americans. Commissioner
by Tony Lee20 May 2014, 12:59 PM PST0

According to the Village Voice, 9/11 truthers are printing fake museum brochures to hand out at the opening of the new National September 11th Memorial Museum on Wednesday, May 21. The group, calling itself The Architects and Engineers for 9/11
by William Bigelow20 May 2014, 12:49 PM PST0